Lee Says He Will Not Negotiate During Season

Derrek lee says he will not negotiate a new contract during the season. I believe this works for both Lee and the Cubs.

The Team to Beat in the AL Central

Tony Andracki Bringingheat.com Lead Journalist OK, so the Twins are still probably the team to beat in the AL Central. They can never be counted out. No matter what happens, you can turn your TV on the day after the regular season ends and there will be some sort of preview for a Twins game, [...]

Is Ryan Dempster Underrated?

Ryan Dempster made the conversion from closer to starter for the 2008 season. This conversion was a success as he won 17 games with an ERA of 2.96. He followed up his 2008 season by posting an ERA of 3.65 for 2009. In 2009 he proved his season in 2008 was no fluke. You would [...]

Cubs Bolster Their Bench; Add Nady

The ever-versatile Xavier Nady joins the Cubs on a one-year deal in the team’s attempt to add depth to the outfield and at first base. The Cubs have been very vocal in their search for a fourth outfielder over the past few weeks. Names such as Jermaine Dye, Jonny Gomes, and Rocco Baldelli have been [...]

Cubs Set Their Sights On Kiko Calero

Coming off a fantastic season of relief work for the Marlins, Calero is exactly the type of reliever the Cubs have been searching for this off-season. FoxSports.com reports that the length of the contract is the only thing holding the Cubs up from signing the 35-year-old reliever. Kiko Calero, the right-handed former Marlin, is coming [...]

Brett’s Top 10 Plots of the Winter Meetings (10-8)

With the winter meetings just around the corner, I’m going to be releasing my top ten stories to follow throughout the best weekend of the entire winter for a baseball fan. This is obviously the place where the rumors fly, the GM’s get together to talk trade, and free agent talks pick up steam. 10- [...]

Why Should JJ Putz be on the Cubs Radar?

The Mets didn’t pick up the 9 million dollar option of JJ Putz this week, thus making him a free agent. Anyone shocked by this? So where does Putz exactly rank nowadays? Is he a closer? A set up man? A middle reliever? And how do you pay him? Do you pay him closer money? [...]

A Plea for Milton Bradley

Milton Bradley has certainly been one of the most controversial Cubs players in recent memory. If you listened to media and fans you would think Bradley is the worst player on the team. If you look deeper into his numbers you would see that Milton was far from the worst player on the team in [...]